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Brett and Sophie from climbing vlog channel Climbing Nomads met up with Ben Moon at the School Room, Sheffield, to talk about his lifelong love of climbing. From the moment he first discovered rock to his groundbreaking first ascents, like Statement of Youth (8A), Ben shares his most prominent climbing memories, and current projects.

VIDEO: Ben Moon Interview with Climbing Nomads
Videos / Climbing

In November 2019, Moon Climbing athlete Buster Martin claimed the seventh ascent of Chris Sharma’s 9a+ sport route in Margalef, First Ley. Buster’s first meeting with the route came earlier in the year whilst on the hunt for a new sport project. He returned to the climb in April, then again in October before completing the ascent on 17 November.

VIDEO: Buster Martin climbs First Ley 9a+
Videos / Climbing

On the 30th anniversary of his ascent of Agincourt, the first 8C rock climb in France, Ben Moon embarks on a trip down memory lane to once again visit the place that played such an important role in the history of sport climbing. Watch the short film documenting this journey.

VIDEO: Return to Agincourt
Climbing

The Swedish summer was long and warm and made the climbing condition terrible. After a 2 week long trip to Ceuse I quickly realized I had to give up my dreams on Swedish granite. Instead I decided to get insanely strong for whatever outdoor project that might come up in the future. I turned into a gym rat. I got obsessed with how much weight I could add on my pull-ups and how far I could pull between

Kajsa Rosen Climbs First Ascent in Stockholm
Training / Climbing

Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) is actually a clinical syndrome and, as you can imagine, is common in athletes. Learn about the different types of overtraining, the symptoms, and how to prevent it.

Are You Overtraining?
Climbing / Bouldering Diary / Climbing Diary

I remember when North East climber and photographer, Mark Savage, sent me a photo of the damage done to the classic Bowden problem 'Vienna'. The damage is obviously due to it's popularity and 'Vienna' is certainly not unique in this respect.

There will be classic problems all over the country which are sadly changing for the worst. One of the causes of this damage is from

On Damaging Rock - by Ben Moon
Climbing

The Moonboard is becoming a common sight at climbing gyms around the country. On the surface the Moonboard is just a steep training board, but behind the scenes there’s some secret sauce in the form of the app and lighting system that are used for recording, sharing and displaying problems with users all around the world.

Apps...sharing information...that smells like some interesting

A Peek Into Ben's Logbook by Lattice Training
Climbing

Just had my morning coffee and I’m already running around the house looking for my climbing shoes…found them! MoonDust check, chalk bag check, more coffee check… Crash pad? No, not today. It’s setting day, I need my drill!

I love climbing outside, however, lately I’ve been spending most of my days on route setting. It became a little bit of

Route Setting by Katja Vidmar
Videos / Climbing

The MoonBoard Master 2017 is the first climbing competition that will be simultaneously live streamed from MULTIPLE locations around the world. It’s also the first time YOU will have the opportunity to watch and climb the competition problems LIVE as they’re revealed. Ever watched a climbing competition and wanted to try the

MoonBoard Masters 2017